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Exploring the Sutro Baths and the Natural Beauty of San Francisco's Lands End
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Episode 46
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Celebrating the Rich Biodiversity at the Marin Headlands, San Francisco's Backyard
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California Coastal Trail
The Sea Ranch: An Environmentally-Planned Community
Season 1
Episode 38
"It's really about working with nature and not against it," says Margaret Lindgren of Unbeaten Path Hiking Tours about the ethos of the Sea Ranch. The Sea Ranch is an environmentally-planned private community along a 10-mile stretch of the Sonoma Coast. The small community is renowned for it's unique architecture and for being the first development to fully embrace the concept of "living lightly on the land." The California Coastal Trail runs north of the Sea Ranch, and there is access to the public beaches along the community.
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Gary Conwell is a lifeguard officer for the city of Newport Beach for the past 18 years.
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Marin Headland's Golden Gate National Recreation Area hosts rich biodiversity.
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Lands End is a popular hiking destination at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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Del Norte County is home to the cleanest river in the continental U.S., the Smith River.
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Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park hosts sea-side bluffs above ancient redwoods.
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The Humboldt Bay Trail is a network of trails that will connect Humboldt's largest cities.
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The Fort Bragg Coastal Trail sees as many as 12,000 people per day on holiday weekends.
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In Fort Bragg, California, an industrial mill site closed off the coastline for 150 years.
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The Mendocino Land Trust has just completed the two-mile Pelican Bluffs Trail.
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In 2015, the Trust for Public land helped establish Kashia Coastal Reserve.
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Decades after the Russians withdrew, Fort Ross was acquired by the state in 1906.
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Pristine conditions along this area are a result of decades of work from activists.